英语词汇“insolent”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

单词	insolent
释义	in·so·lent I. \-lənt\ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin insolent-, insolens; akin to Latin insolescere to grow haughty and probably to Latin solēre to be accustomed, sodalis comrade — more at ethical 1. a. : haughty and contemptuous or brutal in behavior or language : overbearing < how insolent of late he is become — Shakespeare > b. : lacking usual or proper respect for rank or position : presumptuously disrespectful or familiar toward equals or superiors : provokingly free or pert < insolent street-corner loafers > < I will not tolerate an insolent child > 2. : proceeding from or characterized by insolence < heard out his insolent speech > 3. a. obsolete : exceeding due bounds : excessive, extravagant b. : of such scope as to give an effect of contemptuous self-assurance < the modern world, with its quick material successes and its insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress — Bertrand Russell > < mastered the violin with insolent ease > 4. obsolete : not customary : novel, strange, unusual Synonyms: see proud II. noun (-s) : one who is insolent
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